Plea for Hawick rail option to be left open [Southern Reporter]

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for an urgent review of the Borders Railway’s track specification to ensure a future extension to Hawick is possible, writes Kenny Paterson. The Campaign for Borders Rail claim the Scottish Government meeting this week in Hawick must make sure the predominantly single track status of the route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank can be adapted to double tracks to enable a lengthening of railway. The CBR is also hoping the Scottish Government and Scottish Borders Council can commission a report into the costs and benefits of lengthening the line 18 miles from Tweedbank to Hawick.

Smile! The 9.20am Carlisle - Edinburgh leaving Hawick on 4 January 1969, with D5131 carrying a special Border Railway Society Farewell to the Waverley headboard - and with the train crew photographing the photographers gathered for the final Saturday.Location: HawickCompany: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)04/01/1969 K A Gray